The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-03-13


ployed opening streets on the property
of tho Dundee Water Power Company
Street Superintendent Jewett and the
Messrs. Conaut know him well, s'Yes,
said Mr.. Consnt, Sr., when asked about the
matter yesterday, 81 saw him digging dirt
in Dundee OF course he didn't need to,
for he was boss, but be was that kind of 6
man; just as soon dig dirt as anything
else. Paterson Press.
"A singular coincidence happened the
other day on Broadway, New York. OF
which a SUNDAY MORNING News CORES
pendent was witness. One gentleman met
another who strikingly resembled Governor
Green.
Glow do you do, Governor" said the
first gentleman, as the two shook hands.
How do you do" was the rejoinder OF
the Governor"
''Has the Legislature adjourned for the
week queried the first.
g [ guess you take me for Judge Green,
said the Governor
And SO he had. His name was Morgan,
and he is connected with the Equitable In
surance Company.
| Kinney, the man of crooked eyes and
crooked morals from Sussex, who went to
| Philadelphia with, as he admits, :" a new
girl, who is supposed to have been named
MARY Kennedy" pending the Senatorial
contest. and on his return voted against his
party and constituents, has found out for
| liter Il fact that he can't be elected even
pound-master up his way any more. The
| boys in his township put him on their
! ticket for that POSITION without letting him
know anything about it, just to try his
strength, at the town elections last week;
and he was Overwhelmingly beaten by
man who is said to be an IDIOT. oensi-
BILE people they are in Andover. who won't
trust him with even their stray geese.
| -NooDans bill for the collection of ar
| rearages makes the Board of Finance the
Commissioners of Adjustment. They are
to examine witnesses, &c, and find out
what the encountered property should be
made to bear of its unpaid liens and adj
| just the amount, which becomes the first
| lien upon 1.-THE percentage to vary with
| the particular circumstances of each case,
and not to be fixed as in the Brooklyn and
Mayor Cleveland's bill. Before the amount
| is FINELY fixed, the parties in interest can
| be heard before the Board and then before
! the courts. Upon being confirmed BY the
| court. the amount adjudicated to be due
becomes immediately payable. Nine months
| thereafter interest at per cent, and a
year later interest at Z per cent begin. At
the end of eighteen months the land may
be sold, and il not redeemed within year,
the fee passes The deed carries with it
guarantee of title to the purchaser.
The Atlantic ) ournal" tells tt :: s ever
al years ago young man in theupper end CT
this State, after passing crsditable exami-
nation, was admitted to the Bar. He had
the usual struggle to worry along when one
day his heart was gladdened by the en-
trance of client into his Office, who want
ed to employ him on case. The trouble
was the client had no money, and the young
lawyer positively refused his services with
out fee, when a patent right was tender
ed. which, after some hesitation, was ac-
cepted and the case taken in charge. Last
year the royalty on the patent amounted to
81 900 and trip to the West was made on
the money, and while in Colorado the
young lawyer was invited to dinner party
where he met his s'destiny" and the result
will be that as soon as the Legislature ad
| iourns the Senator will again go West and
| claim the young lady as his bride. She is
| the only child of a gentleman with cool
| million The hero of this pleasant little
story is none other than President Fish of
the State Senate.
Senator Blodgett comes from some of
among the granite hills. For three-quar-
tiers of century the Blodgstts have been
prominent in the councils of the party. and
several of them have held important offices
in the State. Caleb Blodgett, Rufus uncle,
was an important man in Grafton county
was Representative and Senator and held
about all the town and county Offices. He
was the father of Judge Isaac N. Biodgett,
of the New Hampshire Supreme Court, and
Judge Caleb Blodgett, Jr., of the Massachu-
sets Superior Court. jeremiah Blodgett,
the father of New Jerseys new Senator,
wss born in Dorchester and for many years
was Deputy Sheriff and farmer in that
town. He also represented it In the Legis
lature. In 1S47 he removed to Wentworth,
where he resided until his death. Jere-
miah Blodgett, or, as he was better known,
Uncle Jerry, was born politician, shrewd
and with a head full of brains. He was a
Democrat of the straightest kind, and for
many years kept the Baker river valley as
firm for Democracy as the hills. If it was
necessary to put IN an extra amount ct
hard work to get out doubtful voter.
Uncle Jerry never failed to bring his. man.
He represented Wentworth in the Legisla-
ture, was delegate to the Constitutional
Convention in 1850, and was member ef
Governor Prescott's Council. His personal
appearance was striking. He stood over six
feet high, long legged, large, a big mouth,
and lantern-jawed. He was genial and
pleasant and great talker. He died in tx 9
Fall of 1885, while on his way to visit his
son in New Jersey. On. H.)
Union.
LOCAL Politics.